The HY-VEE MARKET GRILLE opens Tuesday, with the full-service restaurant preparing everything from sushi to steak. But the Des Moines, Iowa-based grocery chain’s spin-off business also will embrace the local cuisine.

The Springfield Market Grille — complete with waiters and a full-service bar — is the seventh Hy-Vee has unveiled in an attempt to combine the two burning questions: “Where should we eat?” and “What’s for dinner?”

A Sunday brunch buffet is served weekly from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The bar serves 65 craft beers and offers an extensive wine list.

ST. JOHN’S HOSPITAL unveiled its renovated cafeteria with a new homey, healthy take last week.

Highlights include a fireplace lounge, easy-to-use signage that lists items’ nutritional information, as well as prices, and seating areas equipped with electrical outlets so diners can plug in while they unwind.

New features include separate food stations for made-to-order offerings, which include deli, grill, world cuisine, soup and salads, Italian selections, dessert and beverages. A to-go station will offer selected prepared items for those in a hurry.

The dining area also has undergone a face-lift with hardwood floors, a new color palette and seating options that include booths, high-tops and lounge space.

Hot meals are served daily for breakfast from 6 to 9:30 a.m., lunch from 10:45 a.m. to 2 p.m., dinner from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and late-night from 12:30 to 3 a.m. Grab-and-go options will be available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

St. John’s recently announced that other dining changes at the hospital will include swapping the DUNKIN’ DONUTS outlet in the Pavilion for a STARBUCKS.

Dunkin’ Donuts closed Friday. The hospital’s coffee shop space begins serving Starbucks espresso, blended and coffee drinks later this month. The fully licensed Starbucks is expected to open this summer.

BOCCARDI’S ITALIAN IMPORTS, 3132 Cockrell Lane, has opened its new patio space.

THE OFFICE SPORTS BAR & GRILL, 1919 W. Iles Ave., has a new house specialty sandwich — a hand-pressed half-pound burger and fries for $5.

The special is available during all kitchen hours, but for dine-in orders only.

PAPA’S MIDWEST KETTLE CORN has found a permanent home at 602 E. Walnut St. in Chatham.

Page 2 of 2 - But those used to seeing the Icenogle family’s business at area festivals need not worry. The truck — stocked with its unique blend of kettle corn — will still be making the rounds, including an appearance at the Illinois State Fair this year.

Papa’s Midwest Kettle Corn, founded by the father-son team Kevin and Matthew Icenogle, prepare 50 flavors of kettle corn. Varieties run from the standard caramel corn to more exotic blends like white chocolate drizzle, cheddar and bacon, fruit flavors and bubblegum.

Store hours are 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Popcorn tins, ice cream treats and helium balloons also are available. The business can be reached by phone at 331-2524, online at www.papasmidwestkettlecorn.com or follow them on Facebook.

The KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN in Lincoln has closed, leaving the dual-branded store at 2775 Woodlawn Road operating solely as a TACO BELL.

Whether this means an end for KFC in the Lincoln market is unknown. Calls to YUM!, which owns both fast-food chains, and The Twins Group, the franchise owner for the Lincoln outlets, were not returned.

Blood donors Friday at the Central Illinois Community Blood Center will be entered to win a $15 gift certificate for RED LOBSTER.

The center at 1134 S. Seventh St. is open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call (866) 448-3253 or online at www.CICBC.org. Walk-ins are welcome.

The A La Carte column highlights restaurant openings closings, renovations and relocations, as well as personnel changes and business news. Natalie Morris can be reached at 737-7254 or by email at natalie.sjr@gmail.com.